2025:CGHC:45589-DB MANPREET KAUR Digitally signed by NAFR MANPREET KAUR Date: 2025.09.09 10:52:21 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 184 of 2025 Sumit Kumar Shrivas S/o Kanhaiya Lal Shrivas Aged About 31 Years R/o Bhairotal, Police Station Kusmunda, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Kusmunda, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

For Appellant(s) : Mr. A.V. Shridhar, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

08.09.2025

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This criminal appeal under Section 415(2) of the BNSS, 2023 is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.12.2024 passed by the 1^st Upper Session Judge, Katghora, District- Korba (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 25/2023, by which the appellant herein has been convicted for offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, the IPC) and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.2000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 02